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POCUS Echocardiography Windows: Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) and Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)

- Abhilash Koratala MD https://twitter.com/NephroP

#PSAX
POCUS Echocardiography ... Windows: Parasternal ... #PLAX #Echocardiogram ... #Windows #Anatomy ... #Cardiology
Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
POCUS Cardiology ... Windows and Anatomy ... Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX ... #POCUS #Cardiology ... #Windows #Anatomy
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... 1) Transducer Position ... Imaging Plane, e.g., LAX ... Visualized, e.g., Mitral ... #POCUS #cardiology
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... Long-Axis View (PLAX ... : Mitral Valve ( ... Flow Doppler #Anatomy ... #TTE #Echocardiogram
Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
Aortic Valve, Mitral ... cianmcdermott #PSAX ... #Windows #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Fanning ... Views #Clinical #Cardiology
Right Parasternal View on POCUS Echocardiogram
 - Right lateral decubitus position with transducer at 2nd/3rd Intercostal
lateral decubitus position ... aortic stenosis or dissection ... #Parasternal #window ... #view #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Double Valve Sign - Type A Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

STEMI on EKG: check the echo!
Double Valve Sign ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical ... #plax #clinical
Air gap sign: loss of cardiac image during systole in Pneumopericardium
Interesting observation –loss of cardiac window
Air gap sign: loss ... loss of cardiac window ... #echocardiogram ... #a4c #plax #pocus ... #airgap #sign
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX
Positive McConnell's Sign (hypokinetic RV with apical sparing) indicates acute
McConnell's Sign ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... - PSAX Positive ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology #labeled
Apical 2-Chamber (A2C) Window on POCUS Echocardiogram

Helpful to distinguish anterior and inferior regional wall motion abnormalities.
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... EF -> visible mural ... #pocus #echocardiogram ... #clinical #anatomy ... #cardiology